3 dated developments from February 2026 that bear on AI compliance, each checked against the source linked. Entries are tagged by industry; the newest developments and fixed deadlines ahead are on the AI regulation news page.
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Judge Rakoff explained his February 10, 2026 bench ruling that a criminal defendant's written exchanges with a generative AI platform were protected by neither the attorney-client privilege nor the work product doctrine. On February 10, a magistrate judge in Warner v. Gilbarco (E.D. Mich.) held that a self-represented civil plaintiff's AI-assisted materials were protected work product.
Source: United States v. Heppner, No. 1:25-cr-00503 (S.D.N.Y.), ECF No. 27 · Guide: AI compliance, layer by layer
CAISI, working with NIST's Information Technology Laboratory and the National Science Foundation, announced three priorities: facilitating industry-led development of agent standards, fostering community-led open source protocol development, and advancing research in AI agent security and identity. NIST describes the outputs as voluntary guidelines. The announcement imposes no duties. As of October 25, 2026, NIST had published a summary of the request for information responses (NIST AI 800-5, May 18, 2026) but no agent guideline or standard.
Source: NIST news release, February 17, 2026 · Guide: Agentic AI governance
The initial public draft outlines considerations for a potential NCCoE project applying identity standards and best practices to AI agents. Comments closed April 2, 2026. It is a concept paper, not guidance.
Source: NIST Computer Security Resource Center · Guide: Agentic AI governance